The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-04-21

Secretary Lamar b to deliver the GRAFTON at
the unwilling of the statue of Calhoun, at
Charleston, on the 26th inst.
Col. Joe. g. White. Live Oaks brilliant
young attorney, has been selected to deliver the
address at Monticello on decoration day. the
2sth inst. Go in joe and win. You can if
you wilL-Lipc Oak Bulletin
Bird plumes by the barrel have been arriv-
ing the past week. The high prices being paid
stimulate the hunters, and soon our plume birds
will be numbered with the extinct species. They
should be protected by law.-Csd0r Key Gulf
Hieu.
The Weekly Critic is the title of new and
neat paper published At DeFuniak Springs at
$3.50 per annum. We are glad to note this en-
terprse for the beautiful town is entitled to far
than il has heretofore had.
Although the Continental has closed for the
season, Pensacola is still well supplied with ho-
tells. and the City, the Merchants and National
will continue to furnish ample accommodations
and good fare to the travelling public.-Psnsa-
cola Adrance Gazette
"A surveyors corps will be at work locating
the line of the Gainesville, Tallahassee and
Western Railway before the expiration of the
PRESENT month. 1t is proposed 10 rush the work
of locating and constructing as speedily as pos
sible.- Gdinesriue Adcocate
Governor Perry, in his annual message to
the Legislature of Florida, gives an encouraging
exhibit of material progress in that State. She
is advancing in wealth and population with
wonderful rapidily. Her public debt is very
small, and taxation is light.-Montgonscry Adrer-
tiwr
The Winter Park Ne,o Age says the Grlan-
do and Winter Park railroad is now an assured
fact. The contract for its construction has al.
ready been let and work will be begun immedi-
aiely 81. s=r. Ward & Chubb are the contrac-
iors.-OrLIndo Sentinel
We are advised by the Quincy Herald that
Hon. w. B. Lamar has been invited by the
ladies OF The Memorial Association o. that place,
to deliver a memorial address on decoration,
day-the 26th inst-and he has accepted
The invitation. He is gifted orator, and
will fully meet the expect ations of his lady
friends-ManticelLo Constitution.
We referred last week to the fact that sixty
thousand dollars would he advanced farmers on
their growing crops of tobacco. All that is re-
quired is for the farmer to state the condition of
crop, the number of plants evidences of his re-
liability. and to state the purpose for which the
loan is wanted. The money will be available
in Lake City within four to six weeks from this
time.-LakS City Reporter.
We have known fourshing fig trees to
grow from the seed, but do not know whether
they degenerated or not. We are of the opinion,
however. that they improve, but retain their
special characteristics. Our attention was first
called to this matter by finding lot of young
fig plants where some of the ordinary dried figs
Of commerce had been thrown out. The seed
of any of the varieties of dried figs will germi-
nate.-Key West Democrat.
The opinion of this Legislature as to the
public printing would seem TO be that it should
be awarded on bid, though that opinion has not
yet had full official expression, and Hon. W. NJ.
Bitch, ofthe House Committee, yesterday SUBJ
mitted a minority report Directing to the repeal
of the statute under which State Printer holds
the position. In stating that there is ground for
argument in favor of the existing usage we
would remark that tshould not be inferred that
we cannot do so with fairness and impartiality
simply because the present State Printer hap
pens to be proprietor of the FLoRIDIAN
Several times in my earlier years, 1 fell
madly in love with delicious, wax-chewing
angels Zone at a timel and for few brief days.
life would be as sweet as the fragrance of our
own loved orange blossoms. But these seasons
would absolutely end, and would
find myself q mashed and shapeless thing
with the ashes of burned.out fire on the hearth
fnna nf AnH hon 7 mi.
was dead, and feel that it would have been
money 10 my pocket if had never been born
But the afirs of life are all wisely ordered. II
j had been side-tracked before birth. or picked
when was young and tender, would have
missed heap OF fun.-AahlOn Gore.
Capt. F. A. Hendry left one day last week
for Tallahassee, with the petition ofthe residents
OF The mainland praying for division of the
county, and armed. no doubt, with other doc
umrn's TO further the project SO earnestly desir-
ed by our citizens. Captain Hendry was the
unanimous choice of the mass meeting held on
the 5'h Of March. and is, without doubt, the best
man We could have sent, because he is 80 we'll
known as a gentleman Of prominence in the
his-"ry of this State, and particularly of this
section ol our country, and also known as q
man Of the sirctest integrity Of purpose. cham
poning no cause but what has right and justice
on the face of it.-Fort Myers Press.
The Times il assured that by next seaso
the Columbus and Gulf Navigation Company
will be al work with their steamers. congresses
and warehouses, and shipping through this port
the wealth of the Chattahoochee valley, and
bringing from the East miscellaneous cargoes
for distribution TO various points in Florida, Ala
bama and Georgia In addition to the Gulf
Line, which seems to be assured, it is thought
that the Morgan steamships will touch at this
port Two Of the largest fertilizer factories in
the United States, Situated at Boston, have been
secured as coadjutors to this big enterprise, and
they propose to ship TO the Cha,tahoochee val
ley, by The way Of Apalachicola, thousands of
tons Of fertilizer which have heretofore gone by
way of other lineA Altogether the prospect
seems bright-Apalachicola Tmea
Mr.. Jefferson Davis has another contro.
versy on his hands. When the statue of Gen.
Albert Sidney Johnston was unveiled at New
Orleans on April 9. Mr.. Davis uttered some &C.
we're reflections upon Gen. Beauregards course
ct the battle Of Shiloh. The reflections naturally
offended Gen. Beauregard, and he has replied to
them 10 q ur-column article In the Rcayuns
He claims that he did the best he could with
man who Wena abeolutelv worn ont hv huu~er